Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) H.Karst.
First published in Deut. Fl.: 1025 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to Assam. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Agathotes chirayita (Roxb.) D.Don ex G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 178 (1837)
- Ericoila chirayita (Roxb.) Bercht. & J.Presl in Přir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 1(Gentian.): 14 (1824)
- Gentiana chirayita Roxb. in Asiat. Res. 11: 167 (1810)
- Ophelia chirayita (Roxb.) Griseb. in Gen. Sp. Gent.: 320 (1839)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Eyrythalia floribunda G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 187 (1837)
- Gentiana floribunda D.Don in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 127 (1825), nom. illeg.
- Henricea pharmacearcha Lem. in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 11: 171 (1824)
- Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 4372 (1831), nom. nud.
- Swertia tongluensis Burkill in J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 2: 319 (1906)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
- Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Ho T.-N. & Liu S.-W. (2015). A Worldwide Monograph of Swertia and Its Allies: 1-430. Science Press, Beijing.
- Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
- Ho T.-N. & Liu S.-W. (2015). A Worldwide Monograph of Swertia and Its Allies: 1-430. Science Press, Beijing.
- Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4372], Nepal | Swertia chirata | K001038859 | Yes | ||
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4372], Nepal | Swertia chirata | K001038867 | Yes | ||
| Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 4372], India | Swertia chirata | K001038868 | Yes | ||
| Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [4372], Nepal | Swertia chirata | K000854476 | Yes | ||
| Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4372], Nepal | Swertia chirata | K001038860 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 4372], Nepal | Swertia chirata | K001038857 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [Cat. no. 4372], Nepal | Swertia chirata | K001038858 | Yes | ||
| Burkill, I.H. [27596], India | Swertia chirata | K000854477 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0